A meeting on the district level launching of the Malaria, Dengue, and Diarrhea Control Campaign-2015 was held at Chhatrapur, the district headquarters of Ganjam, on Friday to discuss the strategies to counter menace of these dangerous diseases.
Ganjam Collector Premchand Choudhury formally launched the campaign for the district on this occasion. The campaign would continue in the district for a period of ten weeks, from August 7 to October 7, sources said.
The Collector called upon all concerned to implement the measures, especially to create awareness among masses, initiated by the Government to eradicate these deadly diseases, malaria, dengue and diarrhea, which are commonly seen in rainy seasons.
Choudhury said the main objective of the campaign is to sensitise people about preventive measures to get relief from these diseases.
last year, 17,492 persons were affected by these diseases in Ganjam district alone.
The Collector directed that all the panchayat samities emphasise propor implementation of the campaign in their respective areas. He said there should be effective coordination among Panchayati Raj, Health, Urban Development, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation and Education Departments to make this eradication drive a success.
Choudhury said those Asha workers and health workers who would honestly and successfully implement this programme would be properly rewarded.
During the campaign, apart from creating awareness, medicines, ORS packets and mosquito nets would be distributed and cleanliness drives would be undertaken.
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